2 South County businesses get robbed; pair of suspects caught

The Express Lube in The Woodlands was robbed about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating it and deputies are still searching for the alleged robber.

“Deputies were told that a white male described to be in his mid-40’s, 6-foot-2 wearing a red button-up shirt, tan shorts and white tennis shoes walked into to the business and using a snub nose revolver demanded money from the lone employee,” MCSO Lt. Dan Norris said.

The business is locaetd in the 28000 block of I-45 South.

The man left with an undisclosed amount of money in an early 1990s black 4-door sedan south on the I-45 service road. There were no injuries and the suspect has not been identified or arrested

MCSO deputies captured two suspects Saturday and are looking for a third after they allegedly robbed the Any Time Gas Station in South County Friday night.

The deputies responded to the robbery around 11 p.m. in the 29700 block of Brookchase Drive. Two black male suspects reportedly entered the store wearing hoodies and masks.

Deputies learned that as one suspect stood guard watching the door, another suspect brandished a handgun and demanded money from the store clerk. Both men fled the store with an undisclosed amount of money and entered a waiting passenger car being driven by a third man. The men left in the car driving toward I-45.

Precinct 3 constable deputies saw the their vehicle and followed until the car crashed into a ditch on Oakhurst Drive. All three of the men fled on foot and two were captured by assisting Oak Ridge North police officers. The two men that were captured are brothers. The third man was not arrested but investigators are following up on leads.

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